CITY PROFILE
Rapid City, SD
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Rapid City is a smaller metro with a temperate four-season climate, moderate sunshine, and a dry climate—expect real winters and summers but fewer rainy days than most places. Homes here are on the pricier side of our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're relocating.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $374K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,408/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 9.7°C · warmest 24.8°C · coolest -2.4°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 450 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.25 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #313 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy82
- Affordable to rent80
- Climate comfort47
- Plenty of sunshine50
- Big-city amenities24
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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